Chapter 1556

Bonnie vented angrily. “He’s always being dragged off to socialize, saying his superiors see potential in him and bring him to booze up. I call bull! If he keeps this up, he’ll collapse from exhaustion!”

“I’ll talk some sense into my brother!” Emily said, “It’s late. I’ll stay here to take care of him. You should rest. I’ll call if anything comes up.”

“Thank you, Emily!”

“We’re family. No need for formalities!”

Emily ended the call. Charlie watched her, then rose thoughtfully and said, “You lie down for a bit. I need to make a phone call.”

Emily nodded, assuming he had something urgent to attend to.

Charlie exited the ER and found a quiet spot outside, then dialed a number.

Despite the late hour, the call was picked up quickly. In a nervous voice, the person on the other end asked, “Mr. James?”

chase, “Did you arrange

Elliott was doing a good job and asked director Lucien to keep an eye on him. We even planned

I want to know who’s pulling strings behind the scenes. I’ll get to the bottom of this tonight. Don’t think about covering for anyone, or you can pack

I’ll look into it right away.”

for your

a while. Mr. Sample called back

Lucien. He explained it as toughening up Elliott, but I know his real intention. He fears Elliott’s promotion might threaten his position, so he’s been exploiting him. The projects he arranged for Elliott are all high-risk.” Mr. Sample’s voice was filled with fear. “I’ll talk with director

Charlie replied indifferently,

clear. Don’t let hardworking employees lose

agreed hastily, “I overlooked this. I assure you, I’ll handle it.”

a hit. Let him rest for a

panicked. “Is Elliott seriously ill? He can take as much time off as

James, you should rest too.”

up and headed back to

He was sleeping more peacefully than

the bed next to him, her eyes closed as if she were asleep.

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